Guest Speaker Series: Mason Winfield, “The Paranormal History of Genesee County- Mason Winfield’s Top 13”
2022-07-13 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the next edition of our Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, July 13 at 7 pm. Mason Winfield, well-known paranormal investigator, author and historian will be speaking on the paranormal stories of Genesee County in his presentation, “The Paranormal History of Genesee County: Mason Winfield’s Top 13.” Admission is $3 or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend the event please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Guest Speaker Series is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Apollo 11
2022-07-21 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum will be hosting its next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum on Thursday, July 21 at 7 pm. This month’s topic is Apollo 11 mission as we celebrate their landing on the moon in 1969. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

2022 History Heroes Summer Program "History Rockin' Around the Clock in the 1950s"
2022-07-26 10:00 - 2022-07-30 16:00
The Holland Land Museum will be rocking this summer with this year’s theme, The Fabulous Fifties. I am very excited to return as a teacher for this program. My goal is to give the children a glimpse into what it was like to live in the 50s.
We have many fun activities planned. First, we hope to display several artifacts from the museum, such as a Sylvania black and white TV, various early telephones, a phonograph, record albums, 45s, and a phonograph needle. Also on display will be typewriters, early cameras, movie cameras, a transistor radio, ball-bearing roller skates, and a skate key.
This summer, the Holland Land Office Museum will recreate the 50s. The children will compare what we had back then to what we have today; they will check out the clothing in the attic, learn about the history of the 50s and experience an old-fashioned ice cream soda and a cherry coke.
We will have an outdoor day of play. The children will be divided into groups where they will play against each other to give them a sample of what baby boomers experienced. No cell phones are allowed. Instead, we will bring out the hula hoops, chalk for hopscotch, rope for jump roping, a can for kicking, marbles, and much more.
The children will have the Holland Land Office Museum as their home for one week. They will learn their local history by visiting the various rooms at the museum and looking at all the exhibits.
If you have a child between the ages of 7 and 12, sign them up for rocking time living in the 50s. The program will run from July 26th to July 30th from 10 am to 4 pm. Please contact Ryan Duffy, the Executive Director of the Holland Land Office Museum, at 343-4727.
You can find the registration info and activities schedule under the History Heroes tab.

Java with Joe E.: David Damico- “Early Recorded Music & the Edison Cylinder Player”
2022-07-28 09:00 - 10:30
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next edition of our Java with Joe E morning coffee presentation on Thursday, July 28 at 9 am. This month’s presenter is David Damico who will be regaining us with the history of early recorded music in the beginning of the twentieth century, with a particular focus on the Edison Cylinder Player. His presentation is entitled, “Early Recorded Music and the Edison Cylinder Player.” The event is free to the public and coffee and donuts will be available. If you wish to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Woodstock
2022-08-11 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, August 11 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s trivia will be held in a new location, at GoART! located at 211 East Main Street in Batavia. Be sure to check out their galleries before and after trivia and enjoy at beverage at Tavern 2.0. This month’s topic is Woodstock, as we celebrate the music festival that occurred this month in 1969. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Michael Block, "The Battle of Cedar Mountain"
2022-08-18 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to welcome as its next presenter in its Guest Speaker Series Michael Block on Thursday, August 18th at 7 pm. Mr. Block’s presentation, “The Battle of Cedar Mountain” is based upon his book The Carnage was Fearful, part of the Emerging Civil War Series. He is also a guide of the battlefield and a member of the Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield group in Culpeper, Virginia. Admission is $3 or $2 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Guest Speaker Series is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and New York State Legislature and administered by GO ART!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Elizabeth I
2022-09-08 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Trivia Night at the museum on Thursday, September 8th at 7 pm. This month we will be meeting at the GO ART! building located at 201 E. Main St. in Batavia. This month’s topic is Elizabeth I in honor of the queen’s birthday. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Come and join us at GO ART!, where you can also enjoy beverages served by Tavern 2.0 while testing your Elizabethan knowledge. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Deanne Quinn Miller, "The Prison Guard's Daughter"
2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series on Wednesday, September 14th at 7 pm. Deanne Quinn Miller will be presenting on her recently published book, “A Prison Guard’s Daughter: My Journey Through the Ashes of Attica.” The book is her mission to find answers to the death of her father, a corrections officer, during the Attica Prison riot on September 13, 1971. Copies of the book will also be available in the museum gift shop. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Guest Speaker Series is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

Java with Joe E.: Greg Van Dussen, "Methodist Circuit Riders"
2022-09-22 09:00 - 10:30
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Java with Joe E. morning presentation series on Thursday, September 22nd at 9 am. This month’s presenter is Greg Van Dussen. Mr. Van Dussen is a local author and former Methodist pastor. He has also taught at the Northeastern Seminary at Roberts Wesleyan College. His topic will be the Methodist Circuit Riders of North America, focusing primarily in areas of the Northeast and Midwest. The presentation is free to attend and coffee and donuts will be provided. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

West Side Batavia Ghost Stories
2022-09-30 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the return of its West Side Batavia Ghost Stories on Friday, September 30th at 7 pm. Connie Boyd will be sharing the spooky, sinister, and weird documented stories from the West Side of Batavia’s past. Come and listen to tales of murder, ghosts, body snatching hangings, and abandoned cemeteries. This presentation is the same as our Ghost Walk, perfect for those who don’t want or aren’t able to go on our guided Ghost Walks. Tickets are $5/$3 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727.

HLOM Concert Series: Steven Kruppner
2022-10-06 19:00 - 20:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum as we welcome back local guitarist and musician Steven Kruppner for another concert at the museum on Thursday, October 6 at 7 pm. The concert will be an hour and a half from 7-8:30 pm featuring a wide array of tunes. Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. If you would like to attend, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

West Side Batavia Ghost Walks
2022-10-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-10-28 19:00 - 21:00
Back and expanded by popular demand, please join the Holland Land Office Museum for a West Side Ghost Walk on four Fridays in October. The walks led by Connie Boyd will take place on October 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 7 pm. We will also be adding a second walk at 7:30 if necessary on October 7, 14, and 21. Take a walk on the west side and hear tales of murders, hangings, grave robbing, ghosts and other eerie happenings from Batavia’s past. Hear stories of Joseph Ellicott, E. N. Rowell and other famous and infamous Batavians. Be sure to also check out the Old Batavia Cemetery’s Walk on Saturday, October 22. Admission is $15.00 and reservations are required with purchase. Tours are limited to 20 people each. The tour begins and ends at the museum and is approximately 1 1/2 to two hours in length. For tickets or more information, please call (585) 343-4727, email at hollandlandoffice@gmail.com, or stop by at 131 W. Main St. Batavia.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Battles of the Revolutionary War
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, October 13 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic is Battles of the Revolutionary War. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Ken Slaughenhopt, "The Holland Survey"
2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Wednesday, October 19th as we welcome the next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series. Ken Slaughenhopt of the Lewiston Historical Society and a surveyor himself will be presenting on “The Holland Land Survey”. He will be discussing the trials and tribulations of the surveying process that went into laying out the Holland Purchase and its 3.25 million acres, as well as its importance to Western New York even today. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. If you plan on attending please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Guest Speaker Series is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

Java with Joe E.: Tom Tiefel, "Bergen Historic Maple Syrup Project"
2022-10-27 09:00 - 10:30
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum for the next edition of our Java with Joe E. morning coffee presentations on Thursday, October 27th at 9 am. This month’s presenter is Tom Tiefel, Town of Bergen Historian and proprietor of the Bergen Historic Maple Syrup Project. He will be discussing his revitalization of an antique maple syrup operation that ran in Bergen nearly 100 years ago. Admission is free and coffee and donuts will be provided. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Dennis Upton, "The Life of Joseph Ellicott: Who Will Tell My Story?"
2022-11-01 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Tuesday, November 1st as we welcome the next presenter in our Guest Speaker Series. Dennis Upton will be performing his historical presentation of the “Life of Joseph Ellicott: Who Will Tell My Story”. His rendition takes place during Ellicott’s final hours spent in Western New York before he is sent down the Erie Canal to an institution in New York City. The presentation is told from Ellicott’s perspective, and will be occurring on what would be Joseph Ellicott’s 262nd birthday. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. If you plan on attending please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
The Guest Speaker Series is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and New York State Legislature and administered by Go ART!

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Presidential Elections
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, October 13 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic is Presidential Elections, as we come to another election day. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

21st Annual Wonderland of Trees Opening Night
2022-11-18 18:00 - 20:30
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the opening night of its 21st Annual Wonderland of Trees holiday event. This year’s theme is “Flannel & Frosty”. The event opens on Friday, November 18th from 6 pm to 8:30 pm. Come to the museum to marvel at all of the wonderfully decorated trees from local organizations and businesses from around Genesee County. Live holiday music will be performed by members of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra, and hors d’oeuvres will be provided by the D&R Depot. There will also be a basket raffle of dozens of exciting gift baskets. Tickets are $15 per person or $10 for museum members. Children under 12 are $5. The Wonderland of Trees continues until the end of December. The basket raffle will run until December 16th. You can find more information about the Opening Night and the Wonderland of Trees on the museum’s website at www.hollandlandoffice.com.
If you are interested in decorating a tree for the event for your organization or business please visit the museum’s website or contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

21st Annual Wonderland of Trees "Flannel & Frosty"
2022-11-19 10:00 - 2023-01-01 16:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce the 21st Annual Wonderland of Trees. Come to the museum and enjoy all of the wonderfully decorated trees by local organizations and businesses. The trees will be up from November 19th to December 31st during the museum’s normal business hours. Admission is the same as normal museum admission. Also, our basket raffle will be running until Friday, December 16th, so stop on by and get your tickets to win some wonderful prizes. Don’t forget to also vote for your favorite tree while visiting the museum.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
2022-11-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, November 25th at 7 pm for a concert by a Flute Trio of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. The musicians will be playing an arrangement of holiday tunes.
Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Space is limited, please contact the museum to reserve your seat.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Spanish-American War
2022-12-08 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, December 8 at 7 pm for the next edition of Trivia Night at the Museum. This month’s topic the Spanish-American War, as the war ended this month in 1898. Admission is $3 per person or $2 for museum members. Please contact the museum if you would like to attend at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert- Cancelled
2022-12-09 19:00 - 20:00
Unfortunately, the concert by the Genesee Symphony Orchestra scheduled for Friday, December 9th has been cancelled. A string trio from the orchestra will be performing Friday, December 16th at 7 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Genesee Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert
2022-12-16 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, December 16th at 7 pm for a concert by a String Quartet of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra. The musicians will be playing an arrangement of holiday tunes.
Admission is $5 or $4 for museum members. Space is limited, please contact the museum to reserve your seat.

Trivia Night @ the Museum: Ellis Island
2023-01-12 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Thursday, January 12th 7 pm for our next Trivia Night @ the Museum. This month’s topic is “Ellis Island”. Admission is $5 or $3 for museum members. If you would like to attend please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.

Guest Speaker Series: Kevin Pawlak, "Western New Yorkers on America's Bloodiest Day"
2023-01-18 19:00 - 20:00
Join us at the Holland Land Office Museum on Wednesday, January 18th 7 pm for our next Guest Speaker Series. Kevin Pawlak will present on “Western New Yorkers on America’s Bloodiest Day”. Admission $5 or $3 for museum members.
“New York State contributed more soldiers to the United States Army at the Battle of Antietam than any other state. Western New Yorkers fought in many of the well-known places on the Antietam battlefield, from the Cornfield to the Bloody Lane to the Burnside Bridge. Learn about the stories of some of these local soldiers during the bloodiest single day in American military history.”
Kevin Pawlak is a Historic Site Manager for Prince William County’s Office of Historic Preservation. He also works as a Certified Battlefield Guide at Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Kevin is the author of numerous articles and is the author of five books on the American Civil War.

Java with Joe E.: Richard Beatty, "The Darwin Martin House-Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo 1905 Masterpiece"
2023-01-26 09:00 - 10:30
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Java with Joe E. on Thursday, January 26th at 9 am. Richard Beatty will be presenting, “The Darwin Martin House-Frank Lloyd Wright’s Buffalo 1905 Masterpiece.” Admission is free and coffee and donuts will be served. Please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com if you would like to attend.
Richard Beatty, a senior docent at the site, will give a presentation on Wright’s incredible design, his client Darwin D. Martin, and the long history of the complex. Abandoned and neglected during the Depression, taken for back taxes in 1946, and then partially demolished in 1960, the complex of buildings and landscape has been completely restored. Part of Mr. Beatty’s presentation will include a history of the organization that took shape in the 1980s in response to the on-going decline of the masterpiece, focusing on the key role that volunteers play in presenting the site to visitors from all over the world.

Trivia Night at the Museum: Civil Rights Movement
2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:00
The Holland Land Office Museum is proud to announce its next Trivia Night at the Museum on Thursday, February 9th at 7 pm. The topic for February is the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Admission is $5/$3 for museum members. If you would like to attend, please contact the museum at 585-343-4727 or hollandlandoffice@gmail.com.
